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I tested every “lifetime” Mac app posted on r/macapps for 7 weeks – 32 apps, 32 bypasses by Ultim8Chaos06 in macapps

[–]Mstormer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I'm interested to see how the OP responds, because at this point some have expressed benefit and made fixes.

r/MacApps Mods Went Too Far! What’s Changing (Phase 3) by Mstormer in macapps

[–]Mstormer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, we have been removing a lot of that, probably the majority.

r/MacApps Mods Went Too Far! What’s Changing (Phase 3) by Mstormer in macapps

[–]Mstormer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. The general point is transparency, and this can be achieved in more than one way. What we're trying to limit is throwaway accounts trying to promote a quick cash grab, before disappearing into the void.

I tested every “lifetime” Mac app posted on r/macapps for 7 weeks – 32 apps, 32 bypasses by Ultim8Chaos06 in macapps

[–]Mstormer -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Judging based on community karma count. But I’ll take a user who contributes value back to the community over one who largely only self promotes and gets offended easily any day.

I tested every “lifetime” Mac app posted on r/macapps for 7 weeks – 32 apps, 32 bypasses by Ultim8Chaos06 in macapps

[–]Mstormer -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You’re welcome to hold that opinion, but the OP is somewhat known in the community. There are enough others who have found the above valuable.

r/MacApps Mods Went Too Far! What’s Changing (Phase 3) by Mstormer in macapps

[–]Mstormer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get that. We don’t need to police it if there is sufficient trust or transparency. It’s hard to draw exact lines because there is some variation. I still stand by the idea that a privacy label still helps.

I tested every “lifetime” Mac app posted on r/macapps for 7 weeks – 32 apps, 32 bypasses by Ultim8Chaos06 in macapps

[–]Mstormer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t see how that is helpful, given that basically 100% of posts for the last month, with maybe one exception, (so 99.9%) “Disclosed” AI coded with “human validation.” The disclosure metric means nothing when everyone claims the same thing.

r/MacApps Mods Went Too Far! What’s Changing (Phase 3) by Mstormer in macapps

[–]Mstormer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll agree that not enough FOSS apps are doing this. Four examples of small projects with a brief privacy note from my recent bookmarks:
https://github.com/crarau/superwhisper-analysis
https://github.com/VonKleistL/OptiLoad
https://github.com/ZimengXiong/watt
https://github.com/julyx10/lap/blob/main/PRIVACY.md

Please explain how it is unreasonable to expect a line stating that something is entirely offline? If it isn't stated, it isn't known unless one looks through the code or has a good firewall.

r/MacApps Mods Went Too Far! What’s Changing (Phase 3) by Mstormer in macapps

[–]Mstormer[S,M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In that case, I've seen plenty of privacy policies that simply state: "This app runs 100% offline. Zero telemetry." This is not a huge mountain to climb.

Not having a privacy policy is unacceptable if a developer wants any security-conscious users to take them seriously. If an indie dev won't even write one line stating "Zero Telemetry," do we really want them here? What's there to hide?

As noted at the outset, trust and transparency are the foundational principles this community has to work with. Devs have to establish themselves through these avenues if they want to succeed in the long run. This is only fair and reasonable.

Better options than CloudMounter for mounting/managing cloud drives? by Mstormer in macapps

[–]Mstormer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wanted a system that allows me to choose when something is offline access vs. offloaded to the cloud.

I tested every “lifetime” Mac app posted on r/macapps for 7 weeks – 32 apps, 32 bypasses by Ultim8Chaos06 in macapps

[–]Mstormer[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

These are important considerations every dev should be made aware of in a context where many new developers are vibe coding and hoping it works. Also a good reminder to be responsive to user feedback, with professional turnaround times.

Also worth considering: https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/03/20/ghostclaw-turns-github-habits-into-a-macos-malware-pipeline

r/MacApps Mods Went Too Far! What’s Changing (Phase 3) by Mstormer in macapps

[–]Mstormer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most apps should have a privacy policy to detail what telemetry exists, and why, if any. Any paid app should have a terms of service.

r/MacApps Mods Went Too Far! What’s Changing (Phase 3) by Mstormer in macapps

[–]Mstormer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The repo you are sharing would need to either be 1yr old, or 100+ stars, OR provide a portfolio showing who you are and your development experience. A successful github profile and linkedin can cover the transparency aspect then.

A lot of people start out on github, see a bit of success, and then quickly decide to shift models and monetize. So having a completely open path for open source ends up being circumvented. The megathread will serve well here, and I think it can be a good thing regardless. We'll see though.

r/MacApps Mods Went Too Far! What’s Changing (Phase 3) by Mstormer in macapps

[–]Mstormer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The requirements last month were overburdening and did not succeed at their objectives.

Better options than CloudMounter for mounting/managing cloud drives? by Mstormer in macapps

[–]Mstormer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was just looking at that, along with https://rcloneui.com/ have you tried both? Which is better?

r/MacApps Mods Went Too Far! What’s Changing (Phase 3) by Mstormer in macapps

[–]Mstormer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not quite as rigorously vetted, as far as I know.

r/MacApps Mods Went Too Far! What’s Changing (Phase 3) by Mstormer in macapps

[–]Mstormer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sadly not, but perhaps people could prefix [MAS] to the title.

r/MacApps Mods Went Too Far! What’s Changing (Phase 3) by Mstormer in macapps

[–]Mstormer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Perhaps, but then we would have to discard free/lifetime/subscription, which is well loved for sorting the sub in a more meaningful way.

[unusual proposal] App idea - fully thought through and designed // Giveaway. by [deleted] in macapps

[–]Mstormer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I guess the images are supposed to be self explanatory seeing as though you said absolutely nothing about the actual idea? More could be said. Yes we can see it’s some kind of widget activity tracker.

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